Orlando Mercado
Orlando J. Mercado Jr.
Born: March 13, 1985
Mayaguez, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 6 (2003 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: Antonio Luchetti HS (PR)
Career: 2003-2012
Orlando Mercado compiled a career batting average of .255 with 39 home runs and 322 RBI in his 698-game career with the Missoula Osprey, Yakima Bears, Tucson Sidewinders, South Bend Silver Hawks, Visalia Oaks, Mobile BayBears, Reno Aces, Mississippi Braves, Gwinnett Braves, Arkansas Travelers, Salt Lake Bees, Rockland Boulders and Newark Bears. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | PION | Missoula Osprey | 23 | 51 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .213 | .275 | .277 | .551 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 69 | 294 | 252 | 35 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 24 | .266 | .353 | .389 | .742 | 98 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 67 | 272 | 225 | 31 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 34 | .249 | .346 | .373 | .719 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 86 | 341 | 292 | 38 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 | .247 | .344 | .428 | .772 | 125 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 69 | 275 | 211 | 27 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 42 | .256 | .418 | .398 | .816 | 84 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 71 | 238 | 194 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 28 | .227 | .357 | .289 | .646 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 17 | 55 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .289 | .400 | .333 | .733 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 71 | 274 | 238 | 26 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | .294 | .380 | .387 | .766 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 9 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .069 | .152 | .172 | .324 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 84 | 305 | 262 | 30 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 38 | .286 | .377 | .321 | .698 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .312 | .646 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 61 | 227 | 203 | 15 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 34 | .266 | .327 | .374 | .702 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Newark Bears | 39 | 148 | 128 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .273 | .340 | .391 | .731 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Rockland Boulders | 25 | 105 | 88 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .148 | .276 | .261 | .538 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 698 | 2638 | 2232 | 260 | 569 | 116 | 4 | 39 | 322 | 11 | 13 | 333 | 300 | .255 | .354 | .363 | .717 | 810 | 53 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | PION | Missoula Osprey | C | 22 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 4.409 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | C | 41 | 300 | 38 | 5 | 3 | .985 | 8.244 | 12 | |||
| 2005 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | C | 59 | 440 | 47 | 8 | 1 | .984 | 8.254 | 13 | 52 | 20 | 27.8 |
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | C | 78 | 520 | 52 | 6 | 4 | .990 | 7.333 | 14 | 63 | 32 | 33.7 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | C | 51 | 355 | 36 | 7 | 4 | .982 | 7.667 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 35.7 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | C | 54 | 337 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .989 | 6.685 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 33.3 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | C | 8 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 6.750 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | C | 50 | 335 | 34 | 7 | 5 | .981 | 7.380 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 26.6 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 1B | 14 | 113 | 15 | 2 | 12 | .985 | 9.143 | ||||
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | C | 72 | 584 | 81 | 7 | 6 | .990 | 9.236 | 12 | 59 | 38 | 39.2 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | C | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 1B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | C | 50 | 328 | 32 | 4 | 2 | .989 | 7.200 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 21.4 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | C | 5 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.800 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 1B | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.333 | ||||
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Newark Bears | C | 27 | 148 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.852 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 16.7 |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Rockland Boulders | C | 25 | 191 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 8.160 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 15.8 |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Newark Bears | 1B | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.800 | ||||
| Totals | 580 | 3920 | 409 | 55 | 47 | .987 | 7.464 | 84 | 389 | 168 | 30.2 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | Pioneer League | Missoula Osprey | ARI | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | June 10, 2004 | June 13, 2004 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ARI | June 18, 2004 | September 5, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | ARI | April 7, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | ARI | April 6, 2006 | September 3, 2006 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | ARI | April 7, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | ARI | April 4, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | ARI | April 10, 2009 | September 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | June 26, 2009 | July 28, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Mississippi Braves | ATL | April 8, 2010 | August 29, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | August 10, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | LAA | April 9, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | June 6, 2011 | June 15, 2011 |
| 2012 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Rockland Boulders | June 5, 2012 | July 9, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Newark Bears | July 10, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
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